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#FFCA73 Cheesus

#FFCA73 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Cheesus. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 79.2% green and 45.1% blue (rgb(255, 202, 115)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black. #FFCA73 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.95:1.

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Variations of #FFCA73

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFCA73 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFCA73 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFCA73 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ECD876
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFCB6B
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9CC6E
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ECD876
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F1D374
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFBBB6
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC496
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFD0C0

#FFCA73 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.51:1 Very poor#FFCA73 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.95:1 Super#FFCA73 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFCA73 in CSS

/* Cheesus */
.color { color: #FFCA73; }
.background { background-color: #FFCA73; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFCA73; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 202 115);
color: hsl(37 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.868 0.121 78.5);

#FFCA73 FAQ

What color is #FFCA73?

#FFCA73 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Cheesus. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFCA73?

#FFCA73 is rgb(255, 202, 115) in RGB, hsl(37, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 55%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFCA73?

The complementary color of #FFCA73 is #73A8FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFCA73?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFCA73: 13.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFCA73 a warm or cool color?

#FFCA73 is a warm color.